Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-13
A FINE WORKER.

A Stranger Gets into a Boarding
House Under the Pretense OF Being
in search Of Lodging Quarters and
Departs with Considerable Plumber.
Yesterday afternoon at about O'Clock
a stranger protesting to be carpenter
by trade, called at the boarding house of
II. Staltenburg, on Fourth avenue and
Twenty, fifth street, telling the landlady,
Mrs Staltenburg, that he was in search
of lodgings, and after making arrange
ments for the desired accommodations,
expressed desire to go up stairs and ex>
anime his new quarters. He was per
mitted to do so, and after spending con
siderable time up stairs came down, and
after leaving instructions as to the dis
posal of his baggage on its arrival, de-
parted stating that he would return for
supper.
But he did not return, and when a
number of the mill hands who board
there, came home at 6 O'Clock. they were
surprised to find their rooms had been
ransacked in their absence and their
trunks broken open and pilfered. One
lost watch chain, two found their
watches missing aud all suffered more or
less financial loss. The stranger who
was In search of lodgings had taken up
quarters elsewhere--probably somewhere
between here and the Atlantic ocean, MS
he left the house in time to catch the east
bound c., r l. & p train. In addition
10 the two watches and chain he made a
haul of about S25 in money Mrs. Stall
tenburg will be more careful in allowing
new boarders the freedom of her house
in the future.
Rock Island beer did not agree with
/, John sherwood, of St. Louis. The DO
lice took care of him over night. and
Magistrate Bennett fined him So and
costs this morning for his lodging
Gus Lundstrom, one of proud Moline's
citizens, was fined S. and costs this
| morning for Intoxlcation.
The last of last week farmer by the
name of Roger Dryer. from down near
Muscstine, came to Rock Island with
| a load of sweet potatoes for sale. He
sold his vegetables and has been celebrats
| ing on the proceeds ever since. Last
| night the police took pity ou him, aud
cared for him until this morning. when
Magistrate Bennett assessed him s. and
costs, and he was told to do the rest of
his celebrating in his own state.
Marshal Brennan has notice of big
robbery at New Boston Sunday night.
The hardware store OF II H. Roberts WAS
broken into, the safe blown open, and
$500 taken There is no clue whatever
to the burglars.
| SAME CAPERS BEFORE.
Gen. Houston, the chirOpodist and
barber living in Musserville. Muscatine'
suburb, saw the horse thief who was cap
tured in Rock Island six weeks ago aDd
now confined in the county jail, ant
states that three or four years ago, wher
he, Houston. had charge of the keys o.
the cells at Fl. Madison penitentisry tn,
same man Smitt, was serving an eighteen
months sentence. He played the SAINT
insanity dodge there but the authorities
whipped him out of it. One day he say
he went into the cell when Smitt had al
insanity" attack and dragged the latte
out, who repaid the consideration givel
him By biting Illusions hand severely
The trial of the horse thief will evidentl'
elicit much interest and some startlin!
developments may be looked for. 1t
understood that he will first be examined
as to his sanity, and the deputy wsrdel
of the penitentiary and others who woul,
know anything about his Fit. Madison ex
perience will probably be present.